Photography Tips Series: Tip # 3- Editing

 Editing may be necessary if you are in the same boat and don't have a professional camera to give your photos a more professional look. Depending on how you edit it, it should not cover up the natural beauty of the photo. The real  beauty of the angle and picture idea itself is still there. Here is an example. This is definitely one of my more minor edits but you can see that the contrast has been boosted so there is not so much of a grey tone like there is over the original.

After

Before

 The photos above just need some retouching but when you actually want to change the whole feel of the photo and add special effects, it's a much more noticeable

Zoo!

For all my exotic animal lovers out there, I have something in mind that you might enjoy! ;) Now don't get your hopes up too high. Let me explain. I have applied for a summer internship at the Columbian Park Zoo. I have made it as far as the individual interviews and will receive a call on April 1st whether I made it or not. Fingers crossed! I'll let you know if I got in ASAP. But I wanted to just get you guys excited for a new addition if I do  make it! I'm not so sure about the name of the segment but that's where YOU guys come in! Comment below with any good names for a segment that contains Zoo animal pictures, facts, funny stories, my experience, etc... If I get the job, I am POSITIVE that you guys will enjoy this new series. 

I'm Back!

Hey guys! I apologize for being gone so long... But I'm going to be posting more often now that summer is right around the corner! I have some fresh ideas as well that I think you'll be excited about. Some new segments I'm 
planning on having are "Diary of an Outdoor Cat" and possibly a section including zoo animals which I will explain in a future post. "Diary of an Outdoor Cat" will be a randomly posted journal entry written from the perspective of Murphy or Snowball. These will be short and packed full of fun so be on the lookout for those :) Thanks for being patient! 


                       -Ruby

SUN SHINES: cute-kitten Images

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My flower in our pool

This is a picture that I just took today. I have a tree in my backyard that grows these flowers and I tested it in different locations. I first tried more porch and then the pool, which got me the picture above. :)

Getting Great Pictures of your Pets Using your iPod Touch or iPhone

Hey everyone! Have you ever been in a situation when your trying to get a picture and you're waiting for the right moment to snap it? Well with this method you are snapping pictures the whole time! So today I wanted to talk about something that I have found very helpful when I want to get good pictures of my cats or any animal. I take a video. Now, I know what your thinking, your thinking, "But I don't want a video I want pictures." Well there's a secret. So I will now show you how to get great photos from your videos. 

As you can see, you can get much better  photos when you use this method. It may take some more time but it's worth it. Now don't get me wrong, I still take pictures. I don't always use this method. But I use it when I want a lot of cute pictures. Not just one. 

Photography Tips Series: Tip #2- Captioning

• Hey everyone!

• Captioning photos can really add emotion to your photo. It can also help control how you want the viewer to be impacted when they look at your picture. Take your time when you are thinking of captions. ask yourself these questions:

This caption is more of a fun one. This photo also
calls for a caption, for standing alone it would
be nothing. I took this picture specifically for
a caption. You can do that too.

• What is the initial feeling I get when I look at my photo?
• How do I want my viewers to feel and react?
• Is anything I'm saying offensive?

These are just a few of the questions you can ask yourself. Here are some of my photos that I have added a frame and a caption to. Captions can take pictures to a whole different level. It can change the idea of a picture entirely or go along with it and enhance it. 

This is a more random photo. The caption
doesn't necessarily have to go hand in hand
with the photo. 

Maybe we should start with the dictionary definition of caption. a title or explanation for a picture or illustration
I really like this definition. It's clear and to the point and is all you need to know! You are helping the viewer understand your photo. However, in magazines when there are pictures, its telling you whats in the picture. When you want a caption like the ones you see below and above, you don't want to tell whats in the picture, you want to portray the emotion that's in the picture. (please read all captions of photos for further tips)

This photo where without the caption, it would just be a pretty picture. The caption
helps you notice, "oh yes, there are fallen leaves on the ground and color is fading.
Summer must be over and winter is coming." 

Which emotion does this trigger? For me, its excitement, like I have
ants in my pants so to speak. However, since these captions are seasonal,
meaning that it would be a little different to read this in the middle of summer,
It requires the right time to be at its peak of interest.

This pictures shows a close-up of warm colored berries.
This just screams at me "summer!" When you are
reading this caption in the bitter cold winter, this just
builds the anticipation for a warm summer!

With this picture to the left, It as well as the first picture, kind of requires a caption in a way. Standing alone, it really has no meaning, and is just a picture of grass. But somehow the caption warms up the picture. It seems like you can feel a warm breeze and you can see the grass moving. It just so fun to play with captions! I hope you enjoy doing!